On Friday, the honorable Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met the chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, who briefed him on the country's defence preparedness.

Other than this, the pay and service conditions in the armed forces against the backdrop of dissatisfaction over the Pay Commission's recommendations were also discussed by the services chiefs.

A brief statement was put out by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) regarding the meeting which said, "The three services chiefs met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi this afternoon. The meeting lasted for about an hour. Service matters, including the recommendations of the Pay Commission, were discussed and the Prime Minister was briefed on the prevailing security situation."

If adhered to the sources in the Defence Ministry, they said that the meeting saw the services chiefs informing the Prime Minister of the available options to meet the conventional military threats and the acquisition pace of the technology-dominant hardware.